quasimoto
Goof-around hotdog maneuver invented by California surfer Mickey Muñoz in 1959, in which the rider hunkers over while angling across a small wave, head just above the knees, and stretches both arms out horizontally in line with the surfboard. Similar to a head dip, but with added flair. Named after the lead character in Victor Hugo's Hunchback of Notre Dame. Munoz also invented the equally silly "...
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Quasimoto innovator Mickey MunozSubscribe to view
Mickey Munoz, quasimoto, Secos, 1959. Photo: John Severson / SURFERSubscribe to view
Quasimoto at the West Coast Championships, early 1960s. Photo: Ron ChurchSubscribe to view
Mickey Munoz freestyles an "el spontaneo." Photo: John SeversonSubscribe to view
Quasimoto innovator Mickey Munoz
Mickey Munoz, quasimoto, Secos, 1959. Photo: John Severson / SURFER
Quasimoto at the West Coast Championships, early 1960s. Photo: Ron Church
Mickey Munoz freestyles an "el spontaneo." Photo: John Severson